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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

The GLOBE Program: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment comes to Appalachian
Jun 6, 2018

Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environments, Energy and Economics (RIEEE) is a new U.S. Partner to the GLOBE program and, wit...

A typical longleaf pine ecosystem. Mature trees are approximately 200 years old. Photo courtesy of Peter Soulé

Appalachian awarded continued NSF funding for rainfall variability research
May 31, 2018

Dr. Peter Soulé’s research, which analyzes rainfall variability in the U.S.’s Southeast Atlantic Coastal Region (SACR) by examining tree ring rec...

Dr. Anton Seimon, research assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, performs fieldwork. He is co-author of the article “Climate change, population, and poverty: vulnerability and exposure to heat stress in countries bordering the Great Lakes of Africa,” which recently appeared in the the journal Climatic Change. Photo submitted

Dangerous heat conditions to impact East African populations by late 21st century, according to new study co-authored by Appalachian professor
May 29, 2018

A new study co-authored by Dr. Anton Seimon, a climate scientist in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, shows resid...

ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop

ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
May 8, 2018

The Appalachian Carbon Research Group (ACRG) — an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Appalachian State University studying ca...

Hayley Wynn ’17, of Huntersville, travels through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to assess archaeological sites that experienced damage from the November 2016 Chimney Tops 2 and Cobbly Nob wildfires. Photo courtesy of Hayley Wynn

NPS supports Appalachian wildfire mitigation efforts in the Great Smoky Mountains
May 7, 2018

Dr. Mark Spond, who serves as Appalachian State University’s liaison to the National Park Service (NPS), received a total of $69,455.50 in fund...

Dr. Jessica Mitchell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, oversees Appalachian undergraduate students Darek Olsen, left, and Shane Sosko as they test an online interactive map for visualizing project datasets. Photo courtesy of Jessica Mitchell

Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
May 3, 2018

Appalachian State University’s Dr. Jessica Mitchell has received a Macrosystems Biology Early Career Award, which includes $288,851 in funding, thro...

Alumna Rosemary Messick ’17 majored in psychology with a concentration in business at Appalachian State University. She now lives in Bangalore, India, where she works with startup Three Wheels United to decrease poverty and pollution by creating a sustainable transport system. Photo submitted

Rosemary Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
May 2, 2018

Rosemary Messick ’17 credits the diverse experiences she had at Appalachian State University for preparing her to work as a business development ass...

National Park Service Internships: The Blue Ridge Parkway

National Park Service Internships: The Blue Ridge Parkway
Apr 23, 2018

National Park Service Internships: The Blue Ridge ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway Agricultural Lease Monitoring InternshipAug. 1 – Oct. 26, 2018Applicatio...

Appalachian Hosts Annual STEAM Expo, Part of the North Carolina Science Festival

Appalachian Hosts Annual STEAM Expo, Part of the North Carolina Science Festival
Apr 16, 2018

Appalachian Hosts Annual STEAM Expo, Part of the North Carolina Science FestivalFor the seventh time, Appalachian State University will host the annua...

Dr. Harvard G. Ayers, professor emeritus of anthropology at Appalachian State University, right, is co-author of “Train Wreck Earth.” Photo by Marie Freeman

Appalachian professor emeritus co-authors novel about climate change
Apr 10, 2018

If Mother Earth has a common enemy, who or what is it? Pollution? Nuclear war? An extraterrestrial species? The correct answer, according to “Train ...

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